６歳ぐらいから鍵っ子生活だったんだから。

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English Translation

From about age 6, I led the life of a latchkey kid.

Furigana

６歳(さい)ぐらいから鍵(かぎ)っ子(こ)生活(せいかつ)だったんだから。

Romanji

Roku sai gurai kara kagikko seikatsu datta n da kara.

Words

六 (ろく、む、むう)

six

歳 (さい)

-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

くらい (くらい、ぐらい)

approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

鍵っ子 (かぎっこ)

latchkey child

生活 (せいかつ)

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

ん (ん)

yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")

Kanji

歳

Readings: サイ、セイ、とし、とせ、よわい

Meanings: year-end, age, occasion, opportunity

鍵

Readings: ケン、かぎ

Meaning: key

子

Readings: シ、ス、ツ、こ、 -こ、ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

生

Readings: セイ、ショウ、い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる、うま.れる、う.まれ、うまれ、う.む、お.う、は.える、は.やす、き、なま、なま-、な.る、な.す、む.す、 -う

Meanings: life, genuine, birth

活

Readings: カツ、い.きる、い.かす、い.ける

Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living